Shelf Life: The Litigators, Drinking with Strangers, No Higher Honor, The Nerdist Way

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The Litigators

by John Grisham

Grisham is back and up to his old tricks. In The Litigators, a young attorney teams up with a pair of lawyers who specialize in quickie divorces and the occasional personal injury case. Of course, the young hotshot needs to get his career back on track and a big pharma lawsuit is just the way to do it. ~ Oct 25

Drinking with Strangers: Music Lessons from a Teenage Bullet Belt

by Butch Walker

Behind the music – book style. Walker writes about his music career that started with Marvelous 3 and is now working with some of the biggest acts in pop like Weezer, Katy Perry, and Panic! at the Disco. ~ October 25

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

There are many books worth exploration about what we do not know about our own brains. This book explains the two systems that drive the way we think. Kahneman says that System 1 is fast, intuitive and emotional, while System 2 is slower, more deliberate, and more logical. The goal? To transform the way the reader thinks about thinking. Deep. ~ October 25

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

by Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling is better known as Kelly Kapour, the bumbling, stereotypical fashionista from The Office. What many might not know that she’s an Executive Producer of the show, a playwright, and a comedy writer. This book is half memoir and half comedy-based observations of the world around Kaling. ~ November 1

The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (in Real Life)

by Chris Hardwick

Before nerds were cool, Chris Hardwick was pretending to be cool, uncomfortably, around Jenny McCarthy on Singled Out. Now, he’s got a top-ranked podcast The Nerdist, a BBC show based on said podcast, and will soon start hosting the after-show for The Walking Dead. He’s learned some things along the way and therein lies The Nerdist Way, a funny self-help book for those still wearing pocket protectors. ~ November 1

No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington

by Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice might be one of the only Bush administration members to enjoy a popularity unscathed by the overabundance of war. She was the National Security Advisor and also Secretary of State in the Bush Administration. Joining the flanks of other Bushites, Rice is releasing her memoir. The book teases that there are new details of the debates that led to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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